The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1887-12-28
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tribution to the funds of THE MIRROR.
1 have received several copies of it and am
most deeply interested in it's contents, and
in those for whom and by whom it is con-
Quoted. l am sure also that every one who
receives and reads the little sheet will find
raise in his or her heart warm glow of
sympathy for those. no matter from what
cause. who are shut out from the fellow
ship OF his fellow creatures There is no
man sunk so low but in his heart Graves for
sympathy. 1t is often sought in vain from
even those we expected and were justified
in expecting it from. There is one heart,
however, that does long over every man,
every woman. that yearns to fulfill in each
one the glorious purpose of His love. Jesus
is the only friend that sticketh closer than
any brother. Jesus is the only friend that
never, never fails. or disappOints. In how
many different ways He has sought to win
the heart of every inmate within your
walls and thevery reason they are in the
position they are in to-day is because they
rejected His love-. Yet even now, His love
is flowing SO free, and the longing desire of
His heart is to take away the sins'' of
every life, and deliver from the power and
IL
only yield themselves to accept Him as their
Savior and trust Him as their deliverer
HE can break the power of cancelled sin
and set the prisoners free" No one need
fear to come to Him. How many different
hinderances the devil puts in the way of
poor souls, he brings the past up in all its
terrible blackneSS. but the moment sin is
confessed, we have the word of Him who
cannot lie, it is forgiven, blOtted out never
to be brought up any more. Oh, how
differently God fOrgives from man. Men
forgive, but they so often do not let the
hurt go out of mind. God remembers no
more the sin that is forgiven. Claim indi-
vidually the blood OF Jesus to cleanse from all
sin and let the past go under the blood"
Another hndelance may be the. future. II.
l accept Jesus as my Savior how am l to
do? Some soul says, trust Him, He will
open the way. step by step, but only one
step at time, daily strength surely given
for daily need. ''As thy day thy strength
shall be" All, you fear tfatyou wouldfall
again. HE is able to keep you from fall
ing" Yes, even your poor faltering feet.
His power is sufficient to keep you in every
circumstance, commit yourself wholly to
Him and he will keep you wholly. Again
the whisperer comes with delay, not quite SO
quick, do not decide in hurry. You have
listened to such false advice before and
through acting on that advice you have
been dragged down. God says now. no de-
lay, no preparation, just as you are. Oh,
what danger in delay. Take the step now.
Choose you this day whom you will
serve" Ye cannot serve two masters; it
must be either God or the devil. God will
not force you into His services, but He longs
for you to take the step to serve Him.
His ways are ways of pleasantness and all
His paths are peace"-a narrow way, but
oh! so pleasant and such company, Jesus
continually walking along side-giving
strength courage. wisdom, Just supplying
every need. ''What friend we have in
Jesus all our sins and grief to bare" I do
pray that many of the dear ones in Still
water will, when separated from earthly
friends. make Jesus their friend, and as
the old hymn says:
Life and health and peace possess
From the sinners dying Friend"
Yours faithfully. wishing you every
success, H. K. w.
Edinburg, Dec. 1, 1887. 4:
Eternity. by ALL or wished or feared ..